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Mental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… New York City Department of Education (DOE) is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In … extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need, including mental health awareness training for school staff. Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Public Campaign Financing Commission to Keep Fusion Voting and Open Up Political Process
… by 2022. The full op-ed is below: It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for … and open the path. After years of proposals falling to the wayside, New York finally has taken a significant step … The commission has held hearings around the state to collect ideas on what changes might work. Some of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-public-campaign-financing-commission-keep-fusion-voting-and-openLabor Investigations in New York City
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … (Laws). These Laws, which provide requirements related to minimum wage, overtime, hours of work, child labor, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal … releases fiscal stress scores for municipalities excluding New York City twice a year. The scores announced today are … A total of 14 local governments in New York state ended their fiscal year 2023 with a fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: NYC’s Solid Housing Growth at Risk As Permits Fall
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report examines where new housing has been concentrated since 2010 and … so that government, developers and community stakeholders can effectively address the city’s pressing need for housing … signal a few more years of strong annual growth at or near 0.75%, which is a greater rate of growth than the “City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-nycs-solid-housing-growth-risk-permits-fallCUNY Bulletin No. CU-827
… to agencies for processing the PSC full-time Ratification Bonus Payments. Affected Employees: Full-time employees in … employees may be eligible for a one-time Ratification Bonus Payment. This one-time Ratification Bonus Payment is pensionable, not subject to across-the-board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-827-professional-staff-congress-psc-full-time-ratificationDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… social isolation, and the Department of Motor Vehicles is using facial recognition technology to deter identity … technological advances come with profound ethical, legal and societal questions that have to be addressed. If … serious vulnerabilities. For example, when we asked what happens to the data created and collected by the AI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionMonitoring of Homeless Data
… data to best address the needs of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The audit covered the period from … populations. In New York, 24 federally funded regional or local planning bodies—Continuums of Care (CoCs)—coordinate … systems but are not required to share this data with OTDA or provide open access to the Local Districts that submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/20/monitoring-homeless-dataControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… the providers to maintain confidential and comprehensive case files that document and demonstrate service provision … conditions at some housing units, and inadequate case management for support services. Of a sample of 81 residents’ … Water leaks within a building may result in immediate and long-term damage if moisture is not removed appropriately. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeShareholders to Exxon: It's Time to Address Climate Change
… meeting, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the Church of England — supported by more than 60 institutional investors — will urge the company to address climate change risk. At the meeting, ExxonMobil's board of directors … meeting New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and the Church of England supported by more than 60 institutional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-exxon-its-time-address-climate-changeHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher … is executed through an Annual Contributions Contract with HUD, which authorizes a certain number of housing vouchers … issue a voucher and the funds available for each voucher. HUD monitors HCV performance by determining the percentage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingDiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry
… are shrinking,” DiNapoli said. “Many nonprofits rely on government funding to support their services, and contract delays and slow payments have contributed to some of the challenges they … Mohawk Valley (-12.3%), Western New York (-10.3%), and the Capital Region (-9.5%). State Contract and Payment Delays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-releases-report-nonprofit-industryThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… The state’s Office of Information Technology Services’ (ITS) lax inventory records have led to thousands of computers and other costly information … technology (IT) equipment being unaccounted for, and the agency destroys new and barely used devices rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityCity of Dunkirk – Budget Review (B25-1-8)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2026. Background Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2024, Part DD (the … The purpose of our review was to provide an independent evaluation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/11/21/city-dunkirk-budget-review-b25-1-8CUNY Bulletin No. CU-837
… OSC has provided the following Time Entry Earnings Code to process the Ratification Bonus Payment: Earnings Code … checked for rehired retirees. Please see Payroll Bulletin No. 1728 – New York Retiree Indicator for further details on … follow the Agency Actions identified in Payroll Bulletin No. 1786 – Non-Negotiated and/or Undeliverable New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-837-professional-staff-congress-psc-part-time-ratificationTown of Oxford – Financial Condition (2024M-135)
… Board (Board) receive complete and accurate financial reports and effectively manage and plan the Town’s financial … He is responsible for providing the Board with financial reports. The Town’s general and highway fund 2023 … not receive complete and accurate financial records and reports or request additional financial information, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/25/town-oxford-financial-condition-2024m-135DiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications
… City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is falling short in enforcing Local Law 144 (LL144) which … apply for work, and that includes knowing if a company is using artificial intelligence to evaluate their resumes or … candidates when and how the technology will be used. DCWP is responsible for LL144’s enforcement. DiNapoli’s audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-yorkers-deserve-transparent-hiring-process-when-artificial-intelligence-used-vet-theirState Agencies Bulletin No. 2393
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the 2025 SSU Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Affected … eligibility criteria are affected. Background: Chapter 175 of the Laws of 2024, which implemented the 2023-2026 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2393-2025-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-eligible-employeesDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … towns and one village. Ten of those municipalities are in the highest ranking designation of “significant fiscal stress.” “Nearly six million New Yorkers are living in a community struggling with fiscal stress. My Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). Our audit focused on the income affidavits submitted for the 2012 calendar year, … meet the operating costs of each development. Tenants who do not pay surcharges are not paying their required share, … are not charging tenants the maximum allowable surcharges when tenants do not provide a certified tax return to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisions